Planetary hours
in Posadas.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 11 January 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Cordoba).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:26
- 11☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Posadas?
On Saturday, 11 January 2025, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.